help!

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

Tomorrow I'm giving a booktalk for The Thief to 350 sixth graders. I have two minutes, maybe three, to get them all dying to read the book. I'm not a procrastinator; I've been trying. 

It's not supposed to be a summary of the book, more like a movie trailer. It's got to grab them immediately, and leave them wanting to know more about what happens.

( Some possibilities... )

Ideas? Anyone?

Thank You!

[emerald-happy.livejournal.com]

Regulars to the Conspiracy Room may have noticed that Chatzy is back to premium again (no ads, backlog available). Either Chatzy is being nice or someone very kind has paid for this! The latter probably being true, I'd like to say a big "THANK YOU!" to them! It gives dear ol' Rowana, and everyone else who gets asked, a break from frantically saving the backlog.

BTW, there is a chat this Saturday. The Chat will be held in The Conspiracy Room (password 'Sophos') at:

9-10pm UK Daylight time
4-5pm Eastern Daylight Time (US)
3-4pm Central Daylight Time (US)

Everyone welcome - newcomers and regulars alike.

I'm sure Rowana will stick an official notice up! *poke, poke* LOL

Chills

[aged-crone.livejournal.com]

One of the moments in the books that actually sent shivers running down my spine was in QoA:

"She gestured for the guard to pull the boat in. Out of the corner of her eye she saw him drop obediently to one knee and reach over the water. The hook in place of his missing right hand thunked quietly into the wooden hull."

Brrrrrrrr!

And as I reread THE THIEF, every time I came across a mention of Gen's right hand - more chills. But that was in retrospect, of course, whereas the boat moment wasn't.

How 'bout the rest of you? Any chilling moments?

Leslie